Erath County, Texas Nathan McDow, who lived about five miles north of Alexander, in Erath County, was about one-half mile from his home hauling rails, and was assisted by one son. The two were massacred by Indians and this massacre was fully...
Erath County, Texas John Lemley and family numbered among the first settlers of Jack County, and reached there late in 1854. Later they moved to Palo Pinto County and located on the Brazos, north of Palo Pinto, and lived close to Rev. Geo. W...
Erath County, Texas We are not quite sure of the date of the two incidents related at this time, but they occurred sometime during the Civil War or shortly afterward, and will be reported at this time. On one occasion Berry (Coon) Keith, Johnny...
Erath County, Texas The Exciting Chase of Mrs. Mose Hurley Mose Hurley had gone to a ranger camp about one mile from his home, which was on Green's Creek, about thirteen miles west of Stephensville. Mrs. Hurley was about six miles away from home and...
Markers (click on a topic to jump to that section.) Denny Cemetery | Doublin Inn | Erath County Courthouse | Thurber Uncommemorated and Unmapped Sites Bartley, Doctor | Beech, Ben | Cross, William | Danley, George B. | Ellington, Charlie | Hurley...
Chambers/Visitors Bureaus: Dublin | Stephenville | Thurber Uncommemorated Sites from North to South Massacre of Mrs. Lucinda Wood and Liddie Lemley and the capture of Hulda and Nancy Lemley | Citizens Charge Indians Near the Present Town of Cisco |...
Erath County, Texas During the March raids of 1860, the same Indians that killed Gid Foreman, or a different band, stole a large number of fine horses from Henry Mansker in Eastland County. Consequently, Mr. Mansker, his son, Tom, and Wm. Cross...
Erath County, Texas About the 15th of February, 1871, while Mrs. Blair was at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N.A. Dunn, who lived about one-fourth mile away, her two younger daughters, Philadelphia and Charlsie, were at the Blair home, about eight...
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